Staring down, face the swell of attrition
Would you ballast down or broach it risen?
Buried in the holds (of a)
Vessel of dread
The sadness despised
Gripped to a wake
(And) a slab of heft from my soul's ridden
Senses erase sombre dirges written
Leviathan, an internal vision
Comes to the fore; an existence risen
Submit and revel in chaos once again
Darkness prevail - wicked deeds reborn
Fearless in form, now the fair breed glisten
Seduced they feed off the innate wisdom
Rid of the cross their devoted crimson
Devoid of hope for the deity's risen
To wash the shores
And stars above
Rid of the cross their devoted crimson
Devoid of hope for the deity's risen
But what fuel this heathen fervour?
Nectar of godly plains
A taste that lingers in my throat
The crux of my vehement
Mourn upon
Rays of dawn
As my body withers
Have I risen?
I was always intrigued by this group's choice of album covers, it isn't every day that you see high quality space photos in this genre despite the rise of "cosmic" black metal. But the music blew me away, this sounds like Austere took the atmospheric spacey route. (I will assume it's a coincidence that both bands are Australian) porcelainheart-
"La mort n'existe ni pour les vivants ni pour les morts" écrivait Épicure et ça reste toujours vrai : personne ne peut en faire l'expérience — sauf NONE, formation américaine qui en a fait son leitmotiv. Les membres du groupe sont inconnus et son premier album n'a pas de nom ; même le paysage sur la pochette est vaporeux. Si le DSBM est déjà d'une tristesse funèbre qui serre le cœur, les passages atmosphériques donnent à entendre les âmes en peine de l'autre côté du voile. Un début magistral... Jordan Vauvert
A truly stellar death/doom album with heavy doses of black metal. Tracks like Isolation, Child of Light, and Broken Hymns deliver the sorrowful and icy tone of this album, elevated by the stirring cello compositions of Raphael Weinroth-Browne. The album delivers a deeply satisfying crescendo in Becoming Intangible before stirring the soul once again with Epilogue. Matt Richardson
Crushing blackened doom from this German band that counterbalances blinding fury with moments of surprising, melancholy melody. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 8, 2023